Glossary

The force of water or liquefied soil that tends to lift a buildings foundation out of the ground.

In adobe construction of the American Southwest, a flat roof supported by roof beams of heavy logs stripped of their

1. A compartmented bin, often elevated, for storage of aggregates, sand, coal, etc. 2. A space in a refrigerator for

A chemical salt used in plastic concrete as an accelerator.

A built-in, usually narrow, bed. bunker 1. A compartmented bin, often

Clapboarding having a minimal width of 8 in. (20 cm).